Ministers are spending £290m of taxpayers’ money on a scheme that is yet to deliver. It’s our job as public servants to point out flaws in their plans, says Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union

watch live as Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is sworn in on Sunday 10 December.

Workers on Saturday (9 December) dismantled the Soviet-era monument of Red Army General Mykola Shchors from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, as a gesture of the country’s “‘de-Communisation” process. The Ministry of Culture gave permission to take ...

Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

Human Rights watch says US risks ‘complicity in war crimes’ by providing weapons and diplomatic cover to Israel as it continues to attack Gaza

watch the moment Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing four of his classmates and wounding seven others at Oxford High School in 2021. The sentencing came after several emotional statements w ...

A "porch pirate" wearing an Amazon jacket was caught on camera stealing a package police say contained more than $1,000 in Apple watches. Gloucester Township Police Department shared footage showing a man dressed in a two-tone blue ...

Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated

Network Rail’s chief executive, on board one of the stranded trains, describes it as a ‘painful experience’

watch live as Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley is sentenced on Friday (8 December) for the murder of four students.

Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT developer

A masked intruder flooded a winery’s cellar with 5,000 gallons of wine. The suspect is seen entering Sparkman Cellars in Woodinville, Washington, before walking through the building and heading back to where the wine is produced. Minutes later, the ...

Inspection in England and Wales criticises pace of change since child abuse scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale came to light

watch live as Antony Blinken hosts David Cameron in Washington, DC on Thursday, 7 December.

watch live as families light the "Hostages Hanukkah menorah" in Israel as 138 people remain held captive by Hamas on Thursday, 7 December.

Media watchdog says layoffs at top social media firms affecting moderation create ‘toxic environment’ as 2024 elections approach

watch live as David Cameron speaks at the Aspen Security Forum (ASF) in Washington DC on 7 December.

Boris Johnson is shown all the times he said “let it rip” (the virus) during his second-day grilling at Britain’s Covid inquiry on Thursday (7 December). Hugo Keith KC showed the former prime minister extracts from former Government chief scien ...

watch live as Rishi Sunak holds a press conference on Thursday (7 December) as the Prime Minister faces a growing crisis over his emergency Rwanda legislation.

Inquest examined watchdog’s role in Ruth Perry’s decline after Reading primary school’s rating was downgraded